Sennheiser PC37X randomly goes bad after disconnecting the cable ?
Greetings, Yesterday I was using my headset like normal with my macbook, just listening to music and on a call with people like usual, and the headset was perfectly fine. The stock wire that came with the headset is extremely long and yesterday it annoyed me very much that it kept getting tangled with itself, so I decided to see if the cable is replaceable. I pulled out the cable from the headset and saw the adapter, and looked online for a replacement. Upon plugging it back in, the audio sounded extremely muffled and washed out. Im not sure what I did wrong to make it mess up like that as I've always taken good care of it, ive had it for about 2 years and its always just been chilling on my desk, but anywho I thought the cable just went bad and ordered a replacement. The replacement came, and the issue is still persistant, so I am not sure what the issue is I've tried multiple different headsets and the issue is not with the port, and I also tried it with my windows laptop and...
Apr 23, 2024
The HD6XX does have a certain 'veil' to the sound, not muffled, but like you are very aware you are listening to a recording, while my TH-X00PH sound very 'live'. This is more noticeable on live/acoustic music, less so on electronic music. I like pretty much most everything my TH-X00PH does better than the HD6XX. Impression is with my Gustard X20U DAC, Gustard H10 amp with Burson V6 Classic opamps, and Schiit Loki bypassed. The PH is Lawton dampened with Jmoney V3 earpads and custom attenuators in the ear openings
Bass: No contest here - better extension, detail, precision, dynamics, impact, and overall presence on my TH-X00PH. The HD6XX is very rolled off and thin sounding in comparison, not bad overall, but just cannot be compared to the deliscious bass of a dampened TH-X00PH.
Mids/vocals: The HD6XX has VERY nice mids, but this is where the 'veil' comes in. When compared to my TH-X00PH, the HD6XX seems a little shouty and slightly more condensed/conjested. The dampened TH-X00PH is smoother and more lively sounding, with better finnese - and basically as clear, and lifelike sounding as mids from an HD700. Detail is pretty much same for mids, too close to call.
Highs: This where they are closest, but the TH-X00PH carries more energy without being any brighter or less finnesed. The highs carry more dynamics on a dampened TH-X00PH. However, I do find slightly better detail in the highs on the HD6XX (heard in sustain and intonation changes on cymbals and triangles.)
Speed: About the same between them, the HD6XX may have the slight edge, but they are very close. Both are Extremely good with transients, but not quite HD700 good.
Separation/Precision/Soundstage: The TH-X00PH seems to have more dilineation between instruments/sound come across. Not a huge difference, but there. It also has very, pinpoint precision in placement, the HD6XX less so, probably because of soundstage differences. For soundstage, the HD6XX is wider by a noticeable bit. TH-X00PH is very near, basically ranges from ear to ear while the HD6XX noticeably steps outward.
COMFORT
TH-X00PH with Jmoney V3 pads feels better to me. The HD6XX has way more clamp, and the stiffer pads really puts some pressure above and below the ears. The headband is good, but I do feel it just a little more than the TH-X00PH headband. The Jmoney pads have a better shaped opening than the HD and dont squeeze the head like the HD6XX pads do.
Overall the HD6XX is a nice sounding headphone, I like it, but overall it falls short of my dampened TH-X00PH in sound quality and enjoyment. Comfort is not as good either.
http://store.vocallective.net/track/so-what
http://store.vocallective.net/track/one-by-one
Listened to the two tracks you linked and there is absolutely no issue, just clean, detailed, powerful subbass with no detail in the songs being overshadowed by the subbass. Those songs aren't taxing at all for a modded TH-X00PH. The TH-X00PH is a semi-open can - the drivers 'breathe' EXTREMELY well and when modded it sounds more open than an HD6XX. Subbass is the TH-X00PH strength, especially modded - you aren't going to trip it up without EXTREME effort...
Anyway, I digress, this seems to be the next upgrade path for sure! Thanks again.